• Jamie Oliver’s line of pasta sauces is being sharply criticized for its high salt content. [Guardian]
• Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is giving out free 12 oz. holiday coffee drinks from 4-8 p.m. today. [Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf]
• The MTA gold line opens this weekend, bringing great food from Little Tokyo to East L.A. within a few train stops. [L.A. Times]
• Chain restaurants are putting off listing their calorie counts, claiming customers don’t like it and neither do they. [L.A. Times]
• The government’s plan to ban warm-water raw oysters is controversial enough that it could derail the upcoming food-safety legislation. [NYT]
• Australian scientists have developed an apple that doesn’t rot for months and stays crispy without refrigeration for up to fourteen days. [NYDN]